- One indicator of who is hitting into bad luck and who has just plain stunk is line-drive rate. From the group above, Punto (20.3), Quentin (19.2) and Rollins (18.7) have strong line-drive rates. Also clearing 16 percent from the bottom 10 are Giles, Navarro, Blalock and Young. On the low side are Fontenot (11.9), Teixeira (12.7), Bruce (13.0), Ramirez (13.0) and Atkins (13.2). Of course, line-drive rates can be awfully fluky still just six weeks into the season.

- Noticeably absent from the list of most struggling players is David Ortiz, who has a .260 BABIP. He actually has a nice 21.2 percent line-drive rate. His biggest problem is his .000 BABOP… he's yet to put anything into the seats.

- Also missing is Derrek Lee, who had four hits yesterday to move up to .253. Three homers in his last eight games is a good sign, but he has the worst line-drive percentage in baseball at 9.6 (Nick Johnson is highest at 33.9).